Chapter 334: Apologize
Last night’s accident, coupled with the impact of the snowy weather, Zhou Xu didn’t expect to be able to do much in the remaining half of the day, so the whole village had to take a good rest first.
And he himself undoubtedly had to sort out his thoughts.
In this battle with the Lizardman Speed Dragon Cavalry, the importance of the vine armor was undoubtedly fully demonstrated.
The existence of rattan armor can greatly increase a soldier's survival rate.
If all the forty soldiers under his command could be equipped with Saito armor before fighting the lizard people, it would probably be a different situation.
Of course, this idea is not realistic.
The advantages of rattan armor are very obvious. Not only does it have excellent defensive capabilities, it is also very light and will not add too much weight to soldiers and horses.
But in contrast, the production and processing of raw materials are very time-consuming.
At the same time, what is more troublesome is that once armor such as rattan armor is seriously damaged, it is generally useless, and there is basically no possibility of reuse.
Take this battle as an example, a lot of vine armor was lost.
This is one of the main reasons why rattan armor could not be popularized and produced in large quantities in its original history.
In comparison, although iron armor is heavy, it can be repaired if it is broken. Even if it is smashed, it is a big deal and the loss of materials is not large.
Whether it is in terms of resource consumption or time cost, it is only a matter of time before iron armor finally takes over the mainstream.
Anyway, after their weapons and arrows have completely completed the upgrade from copper to iron, he will consider casting iron armor.
Of course, this is easy to say. If you want to implement it, Zhou Xu estimates that it will only be possible in the second half of next year.
Don’t forget, at this point in time, Tieshan Village has just begun to take shape. The mines there have not yet been developed, and the iron ore has not been exploited in large quantities.
From this point of view, this project still has a long way to go...
Zhou Xu, who just woke up from sleep, can still feel the fatigue in his body at this moment. He was completely recovered, but if he was asked to lie back down and continue sleeping, he would obviously not be able to sleep.
Zhou Xu simply sat at his desk and thought about the two major problems they needed to face at this time.
They are "How to increase the population and thus expand the military strength" and "How to deal with the lizard people?" '
After winter, they mainly consume the food harvested in autumn and winter food prepared and processed in advance, so the work pressure of relevant departments will decrease in winter, which just provides his conscripts with more food. certain conditions.
After all, training troops takes time. He cannot wait until the population is in place before starting to recruit troops. That would be too late.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu immediately summoned a messenger and asked him to carry the conscription order and go to each village to deliver the order.
Although it has snowed on the grassland at this moment, it has little impact on the messenger on horseback.
When riding horses in the snow, as long as you pay a little attention, there will be no problem in executing the order.
As soon as the messenger left, there was another movement outside the back door.
“The leader, three lieutenants, Zhou Chongshan, Ye Jinghong, and Li Ce, are asking for an audience outside the door.”
Hearing this, Zhou Xu, who seemed to have guessed something, spoke quickly...
“Let them in.”
After receiving permission, the three of them quickly dusted off the snowflakes on their bodies and walked into the house.
"Everyone's injuries are serious. It's snowing, and I don't know how to hold an umbrella."
Looking at the looks of the three of them, Zhou Xu was speechless.
By then, these three people will be seriously injured. Isn’t he the one who is in trouble?
In response, the three of them knelt directly on the ground.
"Three of my subordinates, come here to plead guilty!"
Zhou Xu was not surprised at all by the actions of the three men. He had guessed it when he knew that the three of them were asking for a meeting outside the door. This battle can be said to be the most costly battle since he became leader.
When the casualty statistics came out last night, everyone was dumbfounded.
It can be said that at that time, even the mentality was a bit explosive. What the hell? Forget it!
But after calming down and talking to Chitose about the pressure so that he could be relieved, it was clear that he had to face the reality that he had to face.
After all, from the beginning of this fight, he didn’t want to fight the lizard people!
He was doing well in farming, and his life was extremely comfortable.
If he keeps farming at that pace for three to five years, he will be able to lead the whole village to a well-off life in this primitive world.
Wouldn’t it be nice to live a peaceful and stable life?
He's not sick, but he's so idle that he wants to find some deadly battles to fight in?
Who would have thought that these lizardmen would suddenly chase Drogo and the others?
Having calculated everything, this stable life had only passed for about half a year before something happened again.
Looking at the three people kneeling in a row in front of him, Zhou Xu was not in a hurry to comfort them.
“Tell me, what was the situation at that time?”
He only learned a very general idea from Zhou Chongshan's mouth last night.
What exactly happened? What's the situation? He actually doesn't know.
Without understanding these issues, he still has no idea whether to punish the three people in front of him.
Facing Zhou Xu’s inquiry, Li Ce was mainly responsible for explaining the situation at that time.
After all, among the three, only Li Ce led the entire battle. Apart from him, both Zhou Chongshan and Ye Jinghong came from behind.
On the way here, Li Ce undoubtedly sorted out his thoughts, and his explanation at this time was not ambiguous at all.
From Li Ce's perspective, Zhou Xu was listening and thinking the whole time.
After waiting patiently for Li Ce to explain the situation and some of his thoughts, Zhou Xu slowly spoke...
"Judging from the situation at that time, you are indeed The wisest choice has been made. How can the lizard man's dragon cavalry still show such combat effectiveness in that state? "
According to Li Ce's plan, They should easily defeat the exhausted velociraptors, and then use the cavalry against the infantry, and things will be simple.
As a result, the sudden explosion of the Velociraptor Cavalry during the battle became the biggest surprise in his plan!
It can even be said to have destroyed his entire layout.
In the end, they were able to fight to the death of the speed dragon cavalry on the opposite side, all thanks to Zhou Chongshan and Drogo's great display of strength. In addition, the elven cavalry led by Silk also showed outstanding combat power. .
Otherwise, according to the situation at the time, they might be the ones who were destroyed.
Zhou Xu didn’t think there was anything wrong with Li Ce’s plan at that time. If it were him, there wouldn’t be much difference.
But this time they suffered heavy casualties. As the commander-in-chief, Li Ce would undoubtedly be unjustifiable if he did not punish them at all.
"Li Ce was fined for half a year. As a commander who also has the power to command, Ye Jinghong made great contributions to the timely assistance before, but failed to do anything later. You also have to bear part of the responsibility for Li Ce's fault. The fine is Three months' salary, you two, go back and think about your mistakes."
"The last one is Zhou Chongshan..."
Zhou Xu's eyes fell on Zhou Chongshan.
"Although you are a military general, according to the system, the command authority of Li Ce and Ye Jinghong is superior to you. The main responsibility for tactical command issues does not lie with you."
"In addition, you were successful in shooting the pterodactyl before, and you turned the tide and took the lead in the fight to wipe out all the speed dragon cavalry. Later, you were injured and asked for help, saving the lives of all the wounded soldiers, including Li Ce and Ye Jinghong. Life is considered a meritorious service."
At this point, Zhou Xu paused.
"Reward a thousand coins and be promoted to captain."
(End of this chapter)